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Coordinates: 41°28′29.4″N 88°03′25.55″W / 41.474833°N 88.0570972°W / 41.474833; -88.0570972
Chicagoland Speedway logo
500 Speedway Blvd., Joliet, Illinois, 60433
- coordinates 41°28′29.4″N 88°03′25.55″W / 41.474833°N 88.0570972°W / 41.474833; -88.0570972
1.500 mi (2.414 km), D-Shaped Oval
18° Banking
- Front Stretch 11° Banking
- Backstretch 5° Banking
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
- Broke Ground September 28, 1999
- Architect HNTB
- Contractor Bovis Lend Lease
- Construction Cost $130 million
International Speedway Corporation
Location of Chicagoland Speedway within Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Website: http://www.chicagolandspeedway.com
Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR racing including the opening event in the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IZOD IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.
2.1 Current
2.2 Former
3 Track records
See also: List of NASCAR race tracks
First discussions of building a major speedway near Chicago took place in an informal meeting between Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Tony George and International Speedway Corporation Chief Executive Officer Bill France, Jr. in late 1995. Together they formed The Motorsports Alliance, a joint company owned by Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation and International Speedway Corporation. By 1995, a major racing facility had been built or was near completion near Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Texas. The Chicago area was an untapped market for motorsports that had potential to be very lucrative.[1] In 1996, the search began for a site to build a speedway somewhere near Chicago. Several sites were considered but eventually attention turned to the Joliet area where Dale Coyne had negotiated to build Route 66 Raceway. Coyne convinced Joliet officials to meet with the Motorsports Alliance to discuss building their speedway adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.[2] The success of Route 66 Raceway, completed in 1998, led to the city conducting an impact study of the proposed speedway. The study revealed the new speedway would generate $300 million for the Joliet and Will County region and over 3000 jobs.
The Joliet city council unanimously approved the speedway on January 19, 1999.[3] Following the approval, the Will County Board extended the Des Plains River Valley Enterprise Zone in order to give a tax break to the speedway developers. It was later found out that Will County Executive Chuck Adelman accepted a personal loan from George Barr, one of developers of the speedway. The tax break news also led to the Joliet High School district threatening to bail out of the enterprise zone, but a compromise was reached.[4] In May 1999, The Motorsports Alliance combined with Route 66 Raceway LLC to form Raceway Associates, LCC with Conye as president alongside George and France.[5]
Raceway Associates revealed the track would be a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) d-shaped tri-oval superspeedway. Joie Chitwood III was named vice president and general manager of the facility. During the announcement, France stated the significance of the new speedway:
The construction of a major league racing facility of this magnitude and quality in the Chicago metropolitan market symbolizes the ongoing transformation of auto racing from a narrowly-focused regional competition to a major mainstream sport. This type of racing will rival the NFL, NBA and Major League baseball for fan and sponsorship involvement. We are absolutely thrilled to be here.
—Bill France, Jr.[1]
The IndyCar Series racing at Chicagoland
Architecture and engineering firm HNTB, which has built stadiums and arenas such as the RCA Dome, Los Angeles Coliseum and the Rose Bowl, was selected to lead the design of the facility. Construction management company Bovis Lend Lease headed the construction of the speedway.[6] Construction started in August 1999, with groundbreaking September 28, 1999. On May 8, 2000, in a press conference on Chicago's Navy Pier, the track's name and inaugural events were announced.[1] Construction of the speedway saw only a few problems. In the Summer of 2000, homes near the speedway were flooded as a result of heavy rains and run-off from excavation. In February 2001, a worker was killed after falling from the skybox suites on top of the grandstands.[4] Construction was completed in spring 2001.[1]
The track has seen little expansion since its construction, with the only major addition being the installation of lights around the track in 2008.[7] The Indycar Series ran at the track since 2001, recording three of the top five closest finishes in Indycar history, including the closest in 2002.[8] Despite the close finishes, the speedway announced IndyCar would not return to the track for the 2011 season.[9] The speedway also announced changes to the NASCAR schedule for 2011, with the Sprint Cup Series race moving to September 16-18 as the first race in the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup. The Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series will also race the same weekend, in addition, the Nationwide Series will have a stand-alone race day on June 4.[10]
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - GEICO 400
NASCAR Nationwide Series - STP 300 (June), Dollar General 300 (September)
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series - Fast Five 225
ARCA Re/Max Series - Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 150
IZOD IndyCar Series - Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 (2001-2010)
Firestone Indy Lights - Chicagoland 100 (2001-2010)
IROC (2002, 2003)
Speed/Avg. Speed
Qualifying July 8, 2005 Jimmie Johnson 28.701 188.147 mph (302.793 km/h)
Race July 10, 2010 David Reutimann 2:45:34 145.138 mph (233.577 km/h)
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Qualifying July 8, 2005 Ryan Newman 28.964 188.147 mph (302.793 km/h)
Race July 10, 2009 Joey Logano 2:02:10 147.340 mph (237.121 km/h)
Qualifying August 27, 2010 Todd Bodine 31.063 173.84 mph (279.768 km/h)
Race August 27, 2010 Kyle Busch 1:44:31 132.610 mph (213.415 km/h)
IZOD IndyCar Series
Qualifying September 6, 2003 Richie Hearn 24.521 223.159 mph (359.140 km/h)
Race September 10, 2006 Dan Wheldon 1:33:37 194.828 mph (313.545 km/h)
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^ "Chicagoland". Nascar.com. http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/chicago/index.html. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
^ "Joliet City Council Approves the Motorsports Alliance,LLC and Route 66 Raceway's Plans". All Business. January 19, 1999. http://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices-regional/6664696-1.html. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
^ a b "Chicagoland Speedway Timeline". Joliet.com. http://www.joliet.com/raceways/chicagoland/timeline.html. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
^ "Article: Motorsports Alliance and Route 66 Raceway Announce Transaction and Land Purchase". Highbeam. May 5, 1999. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-54559965.html. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
^ "Construction Partner Profiles". Chicagoland Speedway. http://www.chicagolandspeedway.com/Articles/2000/05/CONSTRUCTION-PARTNER-PROFILES.aspx. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
^ "Chicagoland Speedway announces addition of lights". Racewayreport. September 25, 2007. http://www.racewayreport.com/news/chicagoland.html. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
^ "IndyCar Sets Record for Entries at Chicagoland Speedway". Chicagoland Speedway. http://www.chicagolandspeedway.com/Articles/2010/08/IndyCar-Sets-Record-for-Entries-at-Chicagoland.aspx. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
^ "Statement Regarding IZOD IndyCar Series Not Returning in 2011". Chicagoland Speedway. September 10, 2010. http://www.chicagolandspeedway.com/Articles/2010/09/Statement-Regarding-IZOD-IndyCar-Series-Not-Returning-in-2011.aspx. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
^ "Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR Nationwide and Truck Series". Chicagoland Speedway. http://www.chicagolandspeedway.com/Tickets-Events/Events/2011/Chase-For-The-NASCAR-Sprint-Cup.aspx. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
^ "Race Results at Chicagoland Speedway". racing-reference.info. http://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Chicagoland_Speedway. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
Chicagoland Speedway Official Site
Chicagoland Speedway Page on NASCAR.com
Chicagoland Speedway on RacewayReport.com - Local area information, track specs, mapping, news and more.
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Серге́й Анато́льевич Камзу́лин () — советский и российский футболист, защитник. Мастер спорта СССР.

Биография
Сергей Анатольевич Камзулин родился 3 января 1955 года в городе Москве.

Воспитанник московского «Динамо», первым тренером был Евгений Фёдорович Байков. С 1973 по 1981 год играл за московский «Локомотив», провёл 162 матча и забил 1 гол в чемпионатах и первенстве СССР, и ещё сыграл 30 встреч и забил 1 мяч в Кубке, был капитаном команды. В составе «Локо» стал победителем Первой лиги в 1974 году, полуфиналистом Кубка СССР в 1978 году и дважды чемпионом мира среди железнодорожников.

Завершал сезон 1981 года в «Кубани», за которую провёл свои последние в Высшей лиге СССР 3 матча. В 1982 году выступал за костромской «Спартак», принял участие в 38 встречах команды в первенстве и в 3 поединках Кубка. В 1983 году защищал цвета кировского «Динамо», в 38 матчах первенства забил 1 гол, и ещё 2 встречи провёл в Кубке СССР.

В сезоне 1984 года играл за орджоникидзевский «Спартак», провёл 26 матчей. В 1985 году принял участие в 2 поединках команды «Целинник». С 1986 по 1993 год защищал цвета курганской «Сибири» (носившей в эти годы также названия «Торпедо» и «Зауралье»), сыграл в её составе 236 матчей и забил 19 мячей в первенствах СССР и России, и стал обладателем Кубка РСФСР в 1991 году, приняв участие в 6 встречах турнира.

Работал тренером-преподавателем в курганской ДЮСШ № 3 и тренером местной детской команды «Тобол-98».

Перенес микроинсульт, живёт в Кургане.

Достижения
 Обладатель Кубка РСФСР: 1991
 Обладатель Кубка МССЖ (международный спортивный союз железнодорожников), USIC Cup) 1976, 1979
 Победитель Первой лиги СССР: 1974

Примечания

Ссылки
 Профиль на сайте footbook.ru
 Профиль на сайте playerhistory.com

Футболисты СССР
Футболисты России
Игроки ФК «Локомотив» Москва
Игроки ФК «Спартак» Москва
Игроки ФК «Кубань»
Игроки ФК «Спартак» Кострома
Игроки ФК «Динамо» Киров
Игроки ФК «Алания»
Игроки ФК «Москвич»
Игроки ФК «Женис»
Игроки ФК «Тобол» Курган

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The NPA crisis and the Reserve Bank of India
The problem of Non-Performing Assets (NPA) or bad loans, particularly of public sector banks (PSB) shows no sign of abating. The NPAs of Indian banks are now reported to be the fifth highest in the world. International agencies like the IMF have expressed concern that the bad loan problem of Indian banks could come in the way of India's growth.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been forced to put restrictions on a number of banks on the business they can do. The RBI has also issued new instructions to the Public Sector Banks to deal with their bad loans, so that the problem is quickly brought under control.
The gross NPAs of 21 Public Sector Banks further increased by 19% to Rs 8.5 lakh crore by June 2018 from Rs 7.1 lakh crore in June 2017. The increased provisioning for NPAs and write-offs has resulted in a 50 times increased loss by 21 Public Sector Banks totaling Rs 16,600 crore for April-June 2018 quarter compared to Rs 307 crore a year earlier. This is over and above the loss of Rs 62,700 crore by 19 banks in Jan-Mar 2018 quarter. The total provision for NPAs during April-June quarter was
Rs 51,500 crore, a 28% increase over Apr-Jun 2017 quarter.
The banks, whether Public sector or private, work for maximising their profits. When there was boom in the economy, and many capitalist monopolies launched massive projects in different sectors of the economy, there was acute competition amongst banks to lend to them. When boom went to bust and many companies which took loans became bankrupt (unable to pay even the interest on their loans), then banks also suffered the losses – they got weighed down with huge NPAs. Like all monopolies, they tried to hide the extent of losses in their balance sheets. But sooner or later, the truth had to reveal itself and it did.
Due to the mounting losses and NPAs, the RBI had to impose various restrictions such as reducing loan limits and branch expansion, incorporating additional audit, etc. under the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework. The PCA has been imposed on as many as 11 banks (Allahabad Bank, United Bank of India, Corporation Bank, IDBI Bank, UCO Bank, Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Dena Bank and Bank of Maharashtra).
For dealing with large bad loans of Rs 500 crore and particularly more than Rs 2000 crore, the RBI issued new guidelines to banks in February 2018. Around 50 large capitalists have loans of Rs 2,000 crore or more totaling to Rs 2.5 lakh crore. Many of these loans have been restructured and therefore are considered standard loan (removed from NPA category). If the resolution plan entails restructured loans, too, even existing standard loans will get reclassified as NPAs.
If the total outstanding amount is Rs 2000 crore or more, a Resolution Plan (RP) will have to be readied. According to the revised norms of the RBI, this plan must have a standard clause that at least 20 per cent of the dues on the principal amount, and interest due on this, has to be repaid within one year of implementing the plan. If the company fails to do so, it would be termed a fresh default.
Once this happens, a time limit of 180 days has been specified to resolve the NPA after which it will have to be referred for insolvency under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) within 15 days of the end of the resolution period.
The new RBI guidelines have scrapped all existing loan restructuring schemes meant to deal with stressed assets. Stressed assets are a combination of non-performing assets, restructured loans and assets that have been written off.
The RBI has also introduced weekly reporting for loan defaults over
Rs 5 crore to its centralized database with immediate effect.
The new RBI guidelines want to discourage 're-greening' of loans and want to use the IBC to expedite the resolution of the swelling NPAs of banks. 'Re-greening' is a practice of extending over-due loans by various schemes. Banks and capitalists have been colluding to save capitalists from defaulting on interest and loan and to save banks from showing defaulted loans as NPAs through re-greening.
Many capitalists are blaming the RBI for worsening the crisis by becoming too stringent. Capitalists with high level of debt, especially in the infrastructure and power sector, want the RBI to relax the norms. Many capitalists in the steel and real estate sector may face bankruptcy if the new RBI norms are enforced.
On the other hand, some of the big capitalists and groups, both Indian and foreign, are welcoming the new guidelines of the RBI of faster resolution of NPAs through IBC as it provides them lucrative opportunities to acquire productive capacities cheaply. These are the capitalists with enough cash or access to capital to buy NPA laden companies.
Tata Steel has acquired the 5.6 million tonnes per annum steel plant of Bhushan Steel Ltd (BSL) through bankruptcy process to become the largest steel producer of the country. It paid only Rs 35,200 crore as against the total loan owed to banks of Rs 56,000 crore. Bhushan Steel's debt was the largest NPA. Banks had to write off Rs 21,000 crore of loan in the resolution of this NPA.
Big capitalists are taking full advantage of the crisis of bad loans. The system allows one company of a monopoly group to declare bankruptcy, while another company of the same group is allowed to buy a bankrupt company of another capitalist. Tata Group is preparing to declare bankruptcy of its Coastal Gujarat Power Limited, a power producing company in Gujarat, while Tata Steel is now trying to buy one more steel company with large NPA.
The current crisis, like all crisis, is resulting in some companies going bankrupt, and in increasing monopolisation, as others buy up those going bankrupt. So there will be further consolidation of various sectors in smaller number of hands, including the banking sector.
It is expected that there will be much higher write offs of loans and consequently much higher losses by Public Sector Banks in the coming year. Already the government is implementing the plan to put in Rs 2.11 lakh crore of capital into various public sector banks to bail them out of the crisis. This capital will come out of public money. This capital infusion is to take care of losses already incurred in the last few years since the problem of large NPAs surfaced. As bank losses increase, more public money will have to be put into these banks to keep them viable.
The reason why NPAs have increased to such a massive level is that banks (whether in the public or private sector) are oriented to maximizing the profits of finance capital.
Finance capital is the merger of banking and industrial capital. Finance capital dominates the Indian state. The biggest capitalist monopolies are closely interconnected with the banking system. They sit on the boards of the biggest banks as directors, while directors of banks are on the boards of the monopoly houses. They collude with the bankers to obtain preferred treatment in getting loans and their restructuring, knowing that if they are unable to repay the loan, they would be bailed out by the State. A significant part of capital borrowed from banks is used for all kinds of speculative profiteering activities by these monopoly houses. In the present NPA crisis, around 40 monopoly houses account for nearly two-third of the total bad loans of Public Sector Banks.
The measures announced by the RBI in the name of addressing the problem of NPAs, are actually aimed at safeguarding the interests of finance capital.
The overriding interests of finance capital demands that the biggest monopolies, both in the industrial and banking sector be rescued by the government by using public money in the name of "saving the economy". Their claims are fulfilled at the expense of the claims of the majority of working people. The orientation of the economy and the banking system is set on this course.
NPA Sep 16-30 2018 Voice of the Party Economy 2018
For the success of the All India General Strike 8th January 2020!
Call of the Mazdoor Ekta Committee
The all India general strike has been called to resolutely oppose the course of enriching the capitalist minority by impoverishing the toiling majority. It has been called to assert the rights that belong to workers, peasants and other toiling people who create the wealth of India.
Hum Hain Iske Malik! Hindostan Humara!
Let us advance the struggle for the Navnirman of India!
Parties of the capitalist class claim that there is no alternative to the program of globalisation,liberalisation and privatisation. The truth is that there IS an alternative.The alternative is to reorient the economy to fulfil people's needs instead of fulfilling capitalist greed. This is the program for the Navnirman of India.
Report to the Fifth Congress of the Communist Ghadar Party of India
The Report to the Fifth Congress of the Communist Ghadar Party of India, presented by Comrade Lal Singh, General Secretary of the CGPI, on behalf of its Central Committee, was discussed and adopted by the Fifth Congress of the CGPI, held in November 2016. By decision of the Fifth Congress, this report has been edited for publication.
On the Note Ban: Real Aims and False Claims
The first part of this pamphlet is an analysis of facts and phenomena to identify and expose the real aims behind the Note Ban. The second part is devoted to a critical appraisal of the government's claims that it will reduce inequality, corruption and terrorism. The third part is what Communist Ghadar Party believes is the real solution to these problems and the immediate program of action towards that solution.
These Elections are a Farce
Interview with Comrade Lal Singh, General Secretary of Communist Ghadar Party of India by Comrade Chandra Bhan, Editor of Mazdoor Ekta Lehar
Unite around the program to reconstitute the Indian Republic and reorient the economy to ensure prosperity and protection for all!
There is growing realisation among workers, peasants and other self-employed people that the program of liberalisation and privatisation only serves to enrich an exploiting minority at their expense. Mass resistance is growing to this anti-worker, anti-peasant and anti-national program.
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06 September 2017 | 1 comment | By Josh Brown
Just like PUBG or any of the survival game craze, Absolver feels like it came from nowhere and quickly overtook social media threads and the hearts and minds of many. But there's one fighter, in particular, that's caused the greatest stir. The great Artu.
Dig into the community even just a little bit, however, and you'll likely start to hear the stories about Artu - the greatest fighter the Absolver universe had ever known. While the origins of the great Artu trickle out over time, so do those pressing to pay their respects to the late master of the hand.
As the legend goes, Artu was born approximately 120 years ago. Said to look as if they carried the universe, the child often refused to open his eyes under fear of sending people mad with the gaze - a fate that caused his mother to take her own life.
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At the age of five, now covered with a blindfold at his father's request, Artu had a strong urge to fight. Striking a gargantuan tree that covered his city in a great shade, he managed to make a sizable hole in its trunk after 1000 repeated blows. It was then that Artu discovered his true strength when a single kick sent a shockwave decimating everything within 30 miles of himself. After two straight hours, the tree was felled, crushing what remained of his hometown. By the time Artu realized what had happened, it was already far too late. He secluded himself to 20 years of training to contain his own strength.
Those who ask about Artu are typically told of his great feats on the field of battle. Knowing the force behind his feet, he would refrain from using anything but a standard boxing style with the occasional low kick, understanding that any more use of his legs would spell doom for the recipient. A master of the arts, Artu was said to have invented the Heavy Style of combat and even mastered the Stagger style without ever touching alcohol. Sadly, even a healthy lifestyle couldn't save the brilliant mind as he succumbed to the Fold before he could open a school that was set to change the course of history.
Each year, students of the Prophets quietly tap their key in respect for the late, great Artu. Taken too soon, his power to fell 1000 men was the stuff of legend. May he remain forever in our minds, and our souls. Even now, fighters attempt to ensure Artu's honor lives on forever by pledging to finish the work that he started.
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June 22nd, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in News
Former Saints fullback Mike Karney was mentioned as a target in page among the NFL's bounty evidence against the Saints, Jeff Duncan of the New Orleans Times-Picyaune reports.
"I'm not mad about it," said Karney, who played for the Saints from 2004 to 2008. "I take it as a compliment. I love it."
The NFL said the slide was presented at a Saints defensive meeting on Nov. 12, 2009 in preparation for a game against the St. Louis Rams three days later. Under the headline "MIKE (EXPLETIVE) KARNEY," the slide featured three photos of Karney and the following some text that included the following:
"Though St. Louis Rams fullback Mike Karney says he has 'moved on' from the insensitive timing of his release by Saints officials eight months ago, it appears the cut hasn't completely healed."
Karney said he hadn't seen the actual slide but said several people notified him shortly after it hit the news and briefed him the details.
"I've never seen anything like that before in all my years in the league," Karney said Thursday from Mount Laurel, N.J., where he'd spent the week training at the sixth annual NFL Broadcast Boot Camp at NFL Films. "It's ridiculous. I look at it like this. I must have done something really well when I was there for them to put a bounty on me."
"I don't recall anything where I thought, they're trying to do something to me, they're trying to blow out my knee," Karney said. "Maybe the guys couldn't act on it. The players weren't the problem. Sean Payton and Mickey Loomis, that was the problem. I wasn't their guy."
"Evil does not prevail," Karney said. "Everything in life eventually comes back to you full circle. It brought them a Super Bowl championship (in 2009). But it also brought them a lot of bad baggage. There's a lot of evil in that organization."
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Challengers aim to unseat 3 in Newark
Melissa Nann Burke
Three sitting Newark City Council members are facing challengers in this spring's election, following Monday's filing deadline for candidates.
Incumbents Mark Morehead (District 1) and Todd Ruckle (District 2) and Marge Hadden (District 4) are running for reelection on April 14. Council members serve two-year terms.
Most recently, engineer Joseph G. Charma and real estate agent Will Webber filed to challenge Morehead in District 1. Morehead, first elected in 2011, is the longest-serving member of council behind Stu Markham.
Charma, who lives in Nottingham Green, moved to Newark in 1973. He is vice president of operations at Landmark Science & Engineering, where his career has focused on site engineering, specializing in site planning, hydraulics and hydrology.
Webber, a partner with Keller Williams Realty, has lived in Newark since 1977 and resides in Cherry Hill. He was a property manager and a real-estate appraiser for 22 years before earning a Realtor's license.
Landlord Glenn D. Schmalhofer is running against Ruckle in District 2, where Ruckle won a special election last year to finish Councilman Jerry Clifton's term.
Ronald E. Walker, former president of the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce, is seeking to unseat Hadden in District 4. He came in second to Hadden in a four-way contest for the District 4 seat in 2013.
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Despite high hopes, hot weather dulls fall foliage season
In this Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017 photo the sun begins to set in this view from South Moat Mountain in Albany, N.H. Despite forecasts for brilliant foliage throughout the Northeast this year, long-time leaf watchers say the leaves this fall are dull and weeks behind schedule in their turn from green to the brilliant hues of autumn. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Tour buses continue to pack into a maple sugar farm on the outskirts of Vermont's capital during the first week of October, the peak of foliage season for travelers looking for the brilliant red and yellow mountainsides that define the season.
While the leaf-peepers are here, mountainside-covering color is not.
Surveying the landscape from behind his business, Morse Farm Sugarworks owner Burr Morse spots pockets of color in the trees. But in other areas, a stand of sugar maple trees that should be vivid have already shed their leaves.
"I think there's still a chance we're going to see more color, but total, total brilliance — I'm not sure about that," said Morse, who for about 40 years has hosted tourists during foliage season.
"I'm discouraged for the people who put all the money into traveling here who don't get to see it, but it gives them another chance to come back I guess," he said.
It's a lament that is being repeated across northern New England, an area that thrives on foliage tourists during late September and October. The muted colors have come in a year in which experts had predicted the cool, wet summer would produce spectacular October foliage. But the summer was followed by a hot, dry September that kept the leaves producing the chlorophyll that keeps them green.
For longtime foliage watchers in northern New England, peak foliage is something to be savored, like the intensity of a fine wine, with the color and the timing of the peak varying every season. But even a number of them say something is off this season.
"I am not going to try to kid Vermonters, that's for sure," said Michael Snyder, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, who monitors foliage with a professional eye during the season.
In a terse statement issued Wednesday by the department, Snyder said still-green foliage in parts of the state could yet show intense colors, but "there are locations … with browning and premature leaf drop." Translation: Some leaves could fall to the ground without turning color.
The central New Hampshire town of Warner was having its annual fall foliage festival this weekend, complete with a family dance, a lobster and chicken barbecue and a parade.
Deb Moore, who owns The Foothills Restaurant in Warner, said she didn't think the subdued color would stop tourists from coming.
"I think with the gorgeous weather you can't really complain too much," Moore said. "We know what's around the corner."
Still, in New Hampshire, state tourism officials have predicted all-time highs for visitors and spending this season.
In northern Maine, the season would usually peak by this time, but appears to be lagging there too, said Gale Ross, the state's fall foliage spokeswoman. The rest of Maine usually sees a progression of color from north to south in the middle of October, with coastal Maine typically reaching peak conditions in middle to late October.
"It appears the progression of color is trailing about a week behind," Ross said.
No one wants to call the foliage season a bust and each year is different. Snyder said that traveling in Vermont, he'd seen some areas go from dull to peak overnight and he remains hopeful the trees won't disappoint.
"It's going to happen this year, but it's going to happen at different times and different places," said Paul Schaberg, a plant physiologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture who has studied Vermont's foliage for almost 30 years. "In my opinion, part of the fun of leaf-peeping is that adventure of looking for where the color is happening and when."
The opinions of his visitors are mixed.
"The colors are gorgeous," said Perry Mcpheeters, of Sheridan, Wyoming, who was touring the Northeast along with his wife, Shirley, and stopped at Morse Farm. He'd heard the colors weren't as brilliant as some years, but he had nothing to compare it to.
"When we made plans to do this fall colors trip, we were so excited about seeing more color, so it's been a little disappointing," said Marian Houston, from the Chicago suburb of Berwyn, Illinois, who visited Morse Farm as part of the foliage tour along with Carolina Bono.
"The colors are a little dull," Bono said. "Still, it is beautiful."
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Farnborough International 2008
Trade Displays
The 2008 Farnborough Airshow celebrated the 60th anniversary of the SBAC event being held at Farnborough. There has been significant change in aviation over those 60 years in terms of technology as well as the direction the aviation business has gone. In those early days Farnborough remained a totally British event promoting only aviation products produced in the UK. In 2008, over $88.7 billion of international deals were done which was a record for the show despite the early signs of a downturn in world trade. It's therefore a safe assumption that Farnborough's role as a trade focal point is secure, but what about the drama and spectacle of the flying display which has made Farnborough world famous? Paul Johnson/Flightline UK reports. All photography copyright of the Author unless stated otherwise.
The diamond jubilee of any British institution is always a big event. Farnborough has a rich heritage of delivering some of the world most spectacular flying displays by the latest machinery and some of the UK's best display acts. The early plans for Farnborough 2008 were impressive and there was quite a bit of good news about the display. Perhaps one of the most welcome of which the dropping of the display minima to 500ft. That still doesn't stop Farnborough from having rules above and beyond any other airshow. Rules covering the over flight of the immediate surrounding area still cause many acts to have to modify display routines. It often causes frustration not only to the pilots, but also to the crowds at Farnborough.
The other main item of good news was to collect together a number of aircraft from each of the six decades of the Farnborough Airshow together as a showcase of the show's heritage. The centrepiece of this was to be the Vulcan and right up to the event there was a lot of speculation as to whether it would make it or not.
The run up to Farnborough was overshadowed by the events at the Royal International Air Tattoo where unseasonably heavy rainfall effectively saturated many of the car parks and much of the showground washing away hopes to open the airshow to the public. The cancellation of RIAT subsequently made Farnborough perhaps the biggest show of the year and there were quite a few Fairford "refugees" amongst some boosted crowd numbers over the public days.
Busy Blades
Amongst the busiest aircraft on the Farnborough flightlines were the four Extra 300LP aircraft of the Blades. As well as giving daily displays throughout the week, the team were also kept busy flying some lucky passengers. Amongst the passengers were a number of wounded servicemen from the "Help for Heroes" charity. Their display continues to impress and they were one of the few display teams to be exempt from Farnborough's strict display regulations .
On the ground there is always plenty to see with the large exhibition areas and static displays of aircraft. The exhibition areas never seem to change a great deal between shows though some of the bigger companies have now moved out into their own dedicated areas away from the main halls. Of note was BAE Systems own large hall and Boeing's very "spacey" hall of white walls and coloured animations!
For the enthusiasts and photographers, there is always great frustration of the aircraft layout at Farnborough and 2008 was no exception. With certain areas remaining invitation only and some very tight barriers around aircraft getting clear shots of some aircraft was near impossible. Highlight amongst the static park were a pair of Slovak Air Force MiG-29 and MiG-29UB Fulcrums which represented the only eastern European participation at the show. A Pollution Control Dornier Do228 from the German Military was also another rare military visitor.
With no F-35, A400M or A330MRTT able to appear at Farnborough, there was little in the way of future RAF types in the display. In fact, the RAF was just represented by Sentinal R1 and a Eurofighter FGR4 for most of the week before the arrival of a pair of Tornado F3 aircraft from 111(F) sqn for the weekend. It had been hoped these aircraft from 111(F) could have joined some Hunters in the air for a unique salute to the "Black Arrows" who went down in history for looping the largest formation of aircraft at Farnborough with 22 Hunters.
Two large airliners dominated the static park for much of the week - both in the colours of Indian based airliners. The Airbus A330 dominated the areas in front of the halls wearing it's Kingfisher Airlines livery. Another Kingfisher aircraft was an ATR72 parked over towards the business aircraft park. Shadowing much of the US aircraft area was the Boeing 777-300ER, the most fuel efficient B777 yet. Curiously however, both these aircraft were pulled out of the static areas before the weekend with the Airbus leaving on Friday morning while the Boeing departed Saturday night. This is another of the frustrations for those attending Farnborough - many aircraft only appear on a few days of the show. Examples this year included the Airbus A310MRTT and an Israel AEW&C Gulfstream G550.
Always a highlight of a Farnborough Show is the participation of the Red Arrows., Like the Blades, it was a busy time for the team who were deployed to Farnborough for much of the latter half of the week though they carried out further displays at private military events as well as the Sanicole Airshow in Belgium during their stay.
The daily flying displays are Farnborough during the week are much shorter affairs than those seen from the Friday and into the weekend scraping barely over the two hour mark. This is ideal for the traders as it leaves many more hours in relative quiet for all the meetings that take place across the site. Part of the display throughout the week were the Shooting Stars parachute display team - an all-women team from Italy. Their appearance at Farnborough was sponsored by Aero Sekur. During the public days they were joined the British Army's own Red Devils.
Opening the main aircraft displays most days was the extraordinary Airbus A380. This giant of the skies is now entering service with both Singapore and Emirates Airlines and is a regular sight in and out of London Heathrow. Airbus came to Farnborough displaying a new "green" message on the tail of the A380 which they hope will attract customers deciding between the A380/350 families and Boeing's 787 Dreamliner which seems ever further from flight.
American contribution to the flying displays throughout the week remained strictly military. Boeing was on display was the F/A-18 Super Hornet. Again, it was a standard aircraft borrowed from a front line unit though it was pleasing to see it was again fitted with a representative weapons load of AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles for it's display. The display itself was the usual mixture of brute force and impossible angles of attack in the hands of Boeing test pilot Ricardo Traven.
The other US fighter displaying was the F-16CJ Fighting Falcon. Though not strictly an heritage participant, the F-16 has been appearing at Farnborough Airshows since the 1980's and it's heritage is almost half of that of the entire show. The aircraft on display have not been the same though. The multi-role variant on display at Farnborough 2008 is far removed from the simple agile air defence fighter that first appeared at Farnborough. What has not changed is the incredible agility this aircraft this aircraft shows during it's displays.
The only European aircraft to match the F/A-18F and F-16CJ was the Eurofighter Typhoon F2. Unlike the American aircraft it was not displayed by a dedicated test pilot but was the RAF's own solo display flown by Flt Lt Charlie Matthews. As ever is was an exciting account of the aircraft and more than matched the American opposition.
Displaying on Monday only was the F-22A Raptor. Like the Typhoon it is displayed by a normal service pilot - Major "Max" Moga and like his "practice" at RAF Fairford it was a truly dramatic display for all that saw it. Sadly though, the F-22 Demo Team had to be back in the US by the end of the week for the Dayton show. The other US frontline aircraft in the flying display was the B-1B Lancer. As with the F-22 it was at RAF Fairford for the cancelled RIAT as well but also appeared throughout the week at Farnborough. Despite a rather dramatic appearance on Tuesday, the B-1B remained rather high and flat throughout.
Other European military involvement was disappointing. The Aermacchi M346 gave a noisy account of itself but it's not an aircraft that really impresses. Much more impressive was it's stalemates from the Finmeccanica Hanger - the C-27J Spartan and BA609. We have seen the C-27J at Farnborough for a number of years now and it's always been a lively performer but this years display was something else and topped with a true knife-edge pass! The BA609 is rather like a small, sleeker V-22 Osprey that is being jointly produced by Bell-Boeing in the US and AgustaWestland in Italy. The makers hope this aircraft will be able to fulfill many military and civilian roles. It's display is certainly more dynamic than that of the V-22 two years ago.
Vulcan's Return
The mere fact that Vulcan XH558 proved to be the star of Farnborough 2008 says a lot for the show as a whole. However, the impressive silhouette of this aircraft holding over towards RAF Odiham was a reminder of Farnborough's golden past when Vulcans performed some of the most iconic displays in Farnborough's history.
TVOC were eager to tap in the gathered aviation industry in search of a long term sponsor to keep this project alive. Sadly, there seems to be no "white knight" just yet as we approach the end of the 2008 season. .
The Indian aerospace industry made a welcome return to Farnborough. The Indian Air Force Sarang Helicopter Display Team finished off their European tour at the show displaying on several different days. Also display was a solo HAL Dhruv helicopter, this time in the markings of the Indian Army. While it's no match for a Chinook or Lynx display, it's a much more dynamic machine away from the confines of a formation display.
One of the newest types on display most the Kestral-Farnborough JP-10. This aircraft started off life as a form of air taxi developed as the Farnborough F1 by Richard Noble. Since then the design has been refined with financial backing from the Middle East and 2008 marked it's Farnborough debut in the flying display.
Also flying during the trade days were the FR Aviation pair of Dassault Falcon 20ECM aircraft highlight the role they can take on in training the armed services.
The public day display were augmented by a number of aircraft from the airshow circuit, some of which had historical ties with Farnborough. Perhaps the most talked about of these was the Avro Vulcan B2 XH558. The project to get the Vulcan flying at airshows again finally bore fruit earlier in July when the aircraft debuted at RAF Waddington. Due to the cancellation of RIAT, Farnborough proved to the second outing for the aircraft which performed four times over the week in the hope of catching the eye of a potential sponsor.
The newly "rebranded" Blades display made their Farnborough debut with their usual slick display in their new Barclays Commercial colours. The Aerostars also put on an excellent display. They arrived each day with a couple of other interesting types which included a Yak-55 and a Fiat G-46. Joining them were the Swift Aerobatic Display Team with a full compliment of Pawnee, Twister, Swift and Lo-100. It was a debut at Farnborough for the Swift, Pawnee and Twister, and a display first - a roll on dual tow. (Lo100s displayed as the syncron pair 15 years ago)
There were a fair number of warbirds and other historic types in the display. The first world war was represented by the Great War Display Team who flew in from other airfields for their displays due to high crosswinds. Crosswinds almost completely caught out the Vickers Vimy 19/94 replica on Saturday when the aircraft was seen to be blown around by the wind ending in a short trip into the Farnborough grass with nothing much more than a dented ego!
There were two different displays by Spitfires - Carolyn Grace in her Spitfire IXT and the Rolls Royce Spitfire PR XIX. More Spitfire action came from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in company with the Lancaster and Hurricane. Another warbird in the flying was Plane Sailing's Catalina.
Post War historic types included the Douglas DC-6 and Hawker Hunter PR11. The PR11 was due to have been joined by two other Hunters, a T8 and a GA11. They failed to validate on the Friday prior to public days due to weather and finally managed to validate on Saturday evening after the main flying had finished for the day but even then just the PR11 made it in to Sunday's flying. The Royal Navy Historic Flight also displayed their Sea Hawk FGA6.
Displays by the RAF, Royal Navy and Army Air Corps have long been part of Farnborough historic though they seemed sadly lacking in 2008. The Army sent their latest font line aircraft, the Apache AH1 while the Royal Navy sent their Black Cats duo of Westland Lynx helicopters. The week at Farnborough was closed with the traditional display by the RAF's Red Arrows who never cease to capture the imagination of the crowds.
Farnborough 2008 is a difficult show to sum up. There was nothing wrong with the choice of aircraft on display but something was very defiantly missing. The "different" flying regulations cause a number of problem, not least airspace issues which meant all of the fast jet displays have to be grouped together and that some displays very distant. While Farnborough remains a very successful trade show, it's public days lack the atmosphere of other large UK shows like Biggin Hill and Kemble where a similar display would have far more impact on the crowds.
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==> Nick Rowe agrees with me that Steve Landsburg's analysis of paying down government debt is only true if we assume perfect certainty. (Steve I think would totally agree, and that's why I said in my original post that this was an argument over specifying assumptions for the reader, not about the implications of those assumptions.) Incidentally, if you have never seen Rowe in action, just skim the comments section, only reading his posts. You literally could learn a lot of economics just reading him patiently arguing with people. (In contrast, I am so sarcastic in my comments section that even my allies aren't quite sure what my point is.) The other good thing about Nick is, he's pretty humble. So you walk away thinking, "It's not that this Canadian guy is all that smart, it's just he's been studying this stuff longer than I've been alive."
==> Speaking of debt, I'm pleased to announce that for once, I agree with Daniel Kuehn on the government debt stuff! I don't think Arnold Kling's response to Krugman's "we owe it to ourselves" position really got at the fundamental problem. To be clear, it's not that Kling said anything wrong, and in fact he is highlighting one of the serious, real-world problems with deficit finance. But Krugman really did handle this type of thing by admitting upfront that government debt could have distributional implications for future generations. The stuff Kling is talking about doesn't really show that Krugman is just flat out wrong for focusing on "we owe it to ourselves," the way Buchanan/Boudreaux/Rowe did.
==> Poor Ron Paul gets ambushed at 13:30 by this host asking about the Murphy-Krugman Debate.
==> It's kind of interesting: Someone in the comments of my post about Keynesians and consumption pointed to this Krugman article, where he definitely talks about the limitations of the "paradox of thrift" etc. But if I wanted to be a jerk, I would say, "So you prove to me that Keynesians don't focus much on consumption, by pointing to Paul Krugman chiding Keynesians for focusing too much on consumption?" Anyway in the interest of holiday charity let me say that actual Keynesian economists are not quite the mindless champions of "consume consume consume!" that their critics sometimes attack, but there is no doubt that the caricature is based on a germ of truth: Even Krugman admits as much in the opening paragraphs of that linked article. So it's not this right-wing myth the way Gene Callahan and Daniel Kuehn are suggesting.
Bharat says:
Hahaha, Paul's reaction to that sounded so awkward and funny.
Keshav Srinivasan says:
Bob, does Ron Paul know you, or at least know of you? He seemed supportive of the debate.
Jonathan M.F. Catalán says:
Allow me to balance out your charity,
The classic answer, the one that has been associated with the name of John Maynard Keynes, is that if the private sector won't spend enough to maintain full employment, the public sector must take up the slack. Let the government borrow money and use the funds to finance public investment projects — if possible to good purpose, but that is a secondary consideration — and thereby provide jobs, which will make people more willing to spend, which will generate still more jobs, and so on.
— Paul Krugman, The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 (New York: Norton, 2009), p. 71.
Granted, Krugman clearly favors investment over consumption, but this is good evidence that Keynesians care about price level maintenance first, resource allocation second. Is there a modern version of W.H. Hutt's The Theory of Idle Resources? If not, maybe the profession needs one.
Bala says:
JMFC,
Isn't the term "public investment" an oxymoron?
I don't think so, although I could be wrong.
Matt Tanous says:
I think you miss the point of the Austrian critique. At least the way I read Rothbard, an investment in capital is for the purpose of making consumers happier and thus earning a profit. Whereas government spending is consumption, as it is (and can only be) used to satisfy the demands of bureaucrats and politicians as consumers.
In other words, an investment, as defined in the Austrian tradition, is not merely buying capital goods – it is doing so to satisfy consumer demand to make a profit. The building of a road is not done by government to allow for the creation of more consumer goods, or to earn a profit, or in any sense to conform to market signals. It is done only for the purpose of gaining votes. (This is part of the reason why the country suffers from – simultaneously – a surplus and shortage of roads.
Matt, do politicians that actually believe roads will allow for the creation of more consumer goods invalidate this then? Is it then an investment? I don't think we can assume every single politician has the wrong intentions.
"Making a profit" isn't a requirement for investment. Many investments fail to make a profit. A charitable person could even purposefully invest in something unprofitable (nominally), just to provide a service he/she thinks is necessary.
In any case, even conceding that politicians allocate resources to win votes (which may or may not be true), the fact of the matter is that this is completely irrelevant. An entrepreneur could invest in something his wife likes just to get laid, or an entrepreneur can make an investment because of some sort of psychological profit (consumption), but it doesn't make the allocation any less of an investment. By building a road, a politician is allocating resources towards the production of a good. This good can be consumed by others, or it can be used by others as an intermediate means towards that final act of consumption. But, the building of the road is still an act of investment.
I am thinking of developing an economics theory that contains the following Doppelganger Keynes concepts:
1. MPI (marginal propensity to invest).
If the marginal propensity to invest is reduced, then, ceteris paribus, wage incomes and capital goods seller incomes will fall. This will result in lower real wages. Thus, a healthy wage economy would be one in which the MPI is closest to 1. Some examples of counter-productive phenomena that might reduce the MPI are: an increased MPC (marginal propensity to consume), taxation, and money supply deflation.
2. Paradox of consumption.
An individual can think to himself that consuming a lot is a good thing. But what is true for the individual may not be good for the economy as a whole. For if everyone consumed more, then this will, ceteris paribus, result in a lower MPI (marginal propensity to invest), which will decrease wage payments and capital goods seller incomes. At the extreme, if everyone took 100% of their incomes (product sales revenues, wages, interest payments, etc) and consumed with it, then wage payments and capital goods seller incomes would collapse to zero.
3. Fallacy of equating saving with consumption.
So many people believe in the myth that consumption spending necessarily increases when the government inflates the money supply and/or spends more money such that businesses have higher cash balances. But businesses owning more cash does not mean the owners will necessarily consume with it. During an inflationary boom for example, economic uncertainty of profits may be too low for them to consume as much.
To anyone who complains that the above principles over-emphasize investment, let me say that wage earners can't consume unless their employers invest in their labor. Wage earners spend more when their employers invest more in labor. So consumption depends on investment, not the other way around.
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check out this article…
http://www.demos.org/publication/retails-hidden-potential-how-raising-wages-would-benefit-workers-industry-and-overall-ec
made me spill my coffee
RP2016 says:
Ron Paul obviously knows Bob, I've seen him suggest this site (consultingbyrpm.com) in some of his books, however, and i don't blame you bob, i think Ron doesn't like the way you're trying to debate Krugman, I say this because I've promoted krugmandebate.com in other forums and people think you're trying to "win your 15 minutes of fame" and crap like that, others mention that you're holding poor people hostage by having Krugman acknowledge you and that if you have to do it like this, then our "ideology" probably isn't worth debating (this is not what i think but what I've been told by others) of course i hear the other side like.. "krugman is a coward" or "he got his ass handed to him by Ron Paul so he doesn't want to debate an "actual" economist" i put actual in quotations because Ron Paul is obviously a great economist but not an "official" economist
just some thoughts, I'm still actively promoting the krugman debate whenever i get a chance
if you have to do it like this, then our "ideology" probably isn't worth debating
I realize you were just repeating what you had heard from Krugman's fans, RP2016, but just to say once again for the record: The only reason I even did the silly debate challenge is that a girl emailed me and said she had asked Krugman at a book signing why he didn't debate an Austrian, and he said (publicly in front of the crowd) that he wouldn't bother debating an Austrian because no serious economist listened to them. Thus, Krugman had ruled out a nice friendly debate among peers, so I had to stoop to the theatrics.
I would love to hear Ron Paul's opinion on bitcoin.
From a liberty point of view, bitcoin is all thumbs up: no one controls it, incredibly difficult to jig the system, people voluntarily use it (or don't use it as they choose), and anyone at any time can start up an alternative system as a competitor if they want to.
From a "sound money" perspective of course, bitcoin is backed by nothing, and that's not fraud because bitcoin is 100% upfront about being backed by nothing, the only guarantee you get with a bitcoin is that you can exchange it for another bitcoin.
Besides Paul Krugman has already said that bitcoin is crap, so that would surely be the most solid reason to get into it.


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Sequel to This Year's Animated "Addams Family" Movie Already Moving Forward
Mark your calendars for a sequel following the successful debut of the new animated feature.
By Chris Morse
October 15, 2019, 6:20 PM EDT
It's never too early for Hollywood to begin talking about sequels and MGM didn't waste any time deciding to move forward on a sequel to its newly-released The Addams Family animated feature. According to Deadline, the opening weekend box office success of the film has prompted the studio to begin planning a sequel with a target release date of October 22nd, 2021.
The movie took home $35 million over the long weekend, nearly making back its budget of $40 million in just a few days. By no means was this a blockbuster success by most metrics, but a strong opening has clearly led to some confidence from MGM in the ability for this cast to draw in more moviegoers with a follow-up two years from now.
The Addams Family is in theaters now and stars Oscar Isaac as Gomez, Charlize Theron as Morticia, Chloë Grace Moretz as Wednesday, Finn Wolfhard as Pugsley, Nick Kroll as Uncle Fester, Snoop Dogg as Cousin It, Bette Midler as Grandma, and Conrad Vernon as Lurch.
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We deal with stress in different ways. Some people work out, some people go shopping, others do less productive things. In the case of six-year-old Laila, she befriends a dodo named Ralph.
In Laila's world, things aren't easy. Her parents are splitting up, she's currently not in school with her friends, and it's clear to see she feels isolated and with no way of knowing how to deal with her own internal conflict. Her mother is trying her best, and her father is mostly absent. To a child of any age this can be traumatic. Without anyone to talk to, Laila's life is in chaos.
While people-watching in the local park one day, she spots a dodo who is almost immediately drawn to her. The dodo is Laila's escape from her own reality; a way for her to deal with the stress that's in her life. The bird also represents the chaos in her life, as he destroys the world around her. This book is incredibly charming but also incredibly sad. There are a lot of layers in this book, which I don't really want to give away.
Writer and illustrator Felipe Nunes creates a beautiful world through the eyes of a six-year-old, with enough cartoon charm to keep the reader in check. It's easy to be pulled in here. We've all experienced something in our lives, and we've all had our own dodos to fight with. Mike Fiorentino's lettering is exceptional too — he really know how to properly convey tone in what the characters are saying.
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RYAN ARTS CENTER | BAVERSO THEATER Ryan Arts Center is a fully accessible, multi-level facility Located in McKees Rocks, PA. with a vision of creating an environment that reaffirms the area's traditions while expanding the region's cultural and artistic opportunities. It accomplishes vision by presenting interdisciplinary arts programming, arts classes, live theater productions and unique exhibitions. Baverso Theater is a 110 seat venue inside of the Ryan Arts Center. This space is used for performances, family events, conferences, lectures, recitals and film screenings.
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Union Project is a historic space that is community restored and maintained; the building itself was transformed as a creative solution to a community problem. We've come a long way since 2001, but our work still centers on the power of arts to transform. We believe that art can create change, and help us build a more inclusive, empathetic, and just community. In addition to ceramics studio offerings, Union Project offers event space rental and creative workspaces.